Instructor: Chris Diorio
cse599-instructor@cs
TA: Erik Vee
cse599-TA@cs
Questions: Please do not hesitate to ask questions in class
First homework assignment: Handout Tuesday 3/30; due Monday
4/5
First reading assignment: Feynman pgs. 1–51; Mead papers
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Times:
Lectures: Monday, 6:30-9:20pm, in EE1 003
Assignments: Due Mondays, at the beginning
of class, in EE1 003
Final exam: None
Miniproject: Due finals week. See the web
page for details.
Workload
1. Reading: We will read part of the Feynman
text, and several tutorial papers. We will assign the reading each week
in class.
2. Assignments: Three problem sets covering
basic digital design, basic CS theory, and information theory.
3. Class Presentation: Each student will
give a 20-minute (graded) presentation to the class, describing and analyzing
a paper on either DNA computing, neuronal computing, or quantum computing.
The instructor will post a signup on the web page, with the paper and the
time it must be presented. Please provide .PPT or HTML of your slides to
the instructor after your lecture.
4. Miniproject: An individual project (self
chosen) that must focus on some aspect of the class material. The project
may be a simulation or a theoretical analysis. You will schedule a 30-minute
meeting with the instructor on 6/7, 6/8, or 6/9 to describe your project
and hand in your writeup. The writeups should clearly and precisely describe
the problem and your results.
Grading
30%: weekly assignments
20%: class presentation
50%: miniproject
We will grade all your assignments and quizzes numerically: 50 points
per assignment, 100 points for the presentation, and 250 points for the
miniproject. At the end of the term we will sum the total points, normalize
the sum, and assign a final numeric grade. See the web page for details.
Weekly Assignments
The weekly assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned
due date. Assignments handed in during or immediately after class will
incur a 10% penalty. Assignments will be penalized an additional 10% per
day for each additional day late
Unless we specifically state otherwise, we encourage collaboration on homework, provided (1) You spend at least 15 minutes on each and every problem alone, before discussing it with others, and (2) You write up each and every problem in your own writing, using your own words, and understand the solution fully. Do not copy someone else's homework, nor solutions from another source (other class, etc).
More Stuff: See the web page